the_zone | [SEMIOPEN LOG] EXPEDITION 5, ALL TEAMS

Semi-open log for the 4th expedition, Team 1 (Niou, Marui, Zaizen) and Team 2 (Sanada, Oshitari K, Mizuki) + Ibu tagging along to whichever he pleases. Technically they're in the same place so he can switch, too.

How this works: only characters involved in this event can tag in this log.

Pre-Expedition Events (Open until everyone gets tired of it): e.g. Training and Packing. These events will involve only training/supply personnel (e.g. Medical for First Aid, Engineering for equipment, Logistics for requisitions, Tachibana for rations etc) and the personnel going on the mission. This will also include everyone hopping on the shuttle to get to the seaside expedition location (total 7 expedition folks + one NPC pilot)

Expedition: (Open until everyone gets tired of it): Set up categories/threads as needed, for example :Camping, Digging, More Digging. Other characters can also tag eg if someone makes a comm call, but make sure you ask/inform that person first, and this should not take up significant portions of the log. As always, ask in the Discord if you have any questions.

Just to refresh your memory: Team 1 does outpost related scouting and evaluation of outpost locations, + a little drone diving, Team 2 goes looking for mystery organism(s) and clears out threats. Both teams will regroup in the shuttle at the end of each day to eat and rest.

Note: Expect bad weather, rain, and occasional disruptions to communications. Try not to get lost and keep some water on you.

There maaaay be an event halfway through the expedition :D

Have fun!

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Sanada rolled his eyes at the humming but fortunately Niou stopped before he had to use his pillow to smother him.

"I'm not sure Oshitari would like people sneaking in. He's a bit shy. And I really don't think they'd like you leaving them to sleep with a different man." Like if Niou really needed someone to share a bed with him to get some decent sleep he supposed he would have to do it but he was sure that the boyfriends really wouldn't like it. It was one thing to do it on a mission when they weren't around but definitely another to do it at the base.

"Oh, Mr Oshitari likes me, so I think he'll be fine with me sneaking in," Niou waved the concern away. He also waved away the next concern about Akutsu and Tachibana not liking him sleeping with other people. Sure, they'd been a little concerned at first when he'd mentioned sleeping with Sanada, but they were fine with it once he explained. "Sometimes it might be a necessary thing though," he argued. "Like, if Jin is working night shift and I can't exactly sleep with Kippei because he's very busy with Tooyama. And what if I get nightmares? Or I really need someone to act as a heat source? Are you saying you wouldn't be willing to climb into my loft to help me stay warm and sleep through the night if I really needed you to?"

"That seems like a lot of ifs, Niou," Sanada said. "Also, I'd probably already be alseep by the time you're thinking about bed. But I suppose if the situation is desperate I can help you." Sanada didn't think that sort of situation would come up often so it was safe enough to say he'd help. He gave a yawn as his body realized it was lying down and time for sleep. He never took too long to actually fall asleep once he was horizontal and quiet for a few minutes.

Niou propped himself up on an elbow and grinned down at Sanada. "I'll keep that in mind, then. What's the best way to contact you if things are really desperate and you're asleep? Send you an urgent message?" Niou's grin widened. "Or is this permission to sneak into your room in an emergency?"

He poked Sanada in the side to make sure he was still awake to answer the questions.

Sanada gave a small grunt at the poke that was very much not necessary but was too tired to retaliate. "As long as Oshitari doesn't mind, just come and find me," Sanada said. He turned off all but emergency notifications on his data pad during his sleep hours so that Oshitari wasn't bothered by it through the night. And it wasn't like he could really stop Niou from getting into his room if the other really wanted to bother him. He had the same override codes he had for all of the rooms.

Niou prodded Sanada again in the side. "Would you actually wake up? Or would I just be able to crawl into your bed and you'd wake up in the morning to find me curled up next to you?" He'd make the promise not to octopus or something, since t hat might make Sanada more willing to agree... but that would be a lie. "And you wake up really early, don't you? Would you expect me to also get out of bed at that time?"

Sanada made a louder more annoyed noise at the continued prodding. "I don't know. It depends how annoying you are when you find me sleeping," Sanada said. He was a fairly sound sleeper but he didn't always sleep through the times one of his nephews or niece clambered over him and into his bed back home. "And as long as I could escape your tentacle grip, I'd let you sleep." It's not as if he woke Oshitari up when he got up early to meditate and exercise. He didn't expect others to keep his schedule even if he thought most could benefit from it.

"I would most likely just climb on top of you and squash myself between you and the wall. And get under the blanket." Niou paused. "Or I could bring my own blanket, if that's weird. I don't know." He frowned a little and settled back down on top of Sanada, bringing the blanket mostly back over his head. He drummed his fingers on Sanada's side as he thought, snuggling a little closer and purposely shifting his limbs to be more of a grip than before, and closer to how he'd sometimes found them when he'd woken up. "Don't struggle too hard when you try to escape. My joints dislocate easily."

"Do what you want," Sanada mumbled. He was sure even if he told Niou to bring or not bring a blanket, the other would do whatever he felt like at the moment. He was starting to think this hypothetical situation was a lot more likely to happen than he thought. He just hoped he could extract himself from Niou's grip and however many blankets and pillows he brought with him without breaking his delicate bird bones.

"Thank you. So kind and accommodating." Niou did at least close his eyes, even though he was pretty sure he wasn't going to sleep much, despite the tiredness weighing on him. Sanada was good but... Not great with the sleep thing. "Only in emergencies of course. You can sleep naked or whatever if you need to, chances are I won't invade."

Sanada was nodding off just as Niou went and said something ridiculous. "What?!" He said as he stared at Niou. "Why would I sleep naked? I have a roommate." Really, what sort of weird world did Niou live in where it was okay to walk around naked in front of others in a shared room. It wasn't like they were in the bathhouse.

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